012 661 2341 012 661 2340 [email protected]Page | 1 School Matters FROM THE HEADMASTER’S OFFICE Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour and catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover. Mark Twain The class of 2021 had their final gong function last Friday, which symbolised their coming of age and the end of their Midstream College journey. They also had a memorable matric farewell at school on the last Saturday of the spring holidays. I would like to wish them all of the best for their final exams that have already started on Tuesday. I am confident that they will ace these exams. Carpe diem, explore, dream and discover the big world out there in the years to come. Hamba Kahle … Mooi loop, class of 2021! We had the official opening of our new indoor swimming pool, as well as the Midstream Hub last Thursday and I would like to thank our directors for these state-of-the-art additions to our already wonderful facilities. Our swimmers are already reaping the fruits of practising in the warmer water indoors. To be, or not to be, that is the question. Hamlet, Shakespeare Fortunately, the question around vaccination is much easier to answer — vaccinate! All our learners are now eligible for the Covid-19 vaccination and I would like to urge parents to encourage your children, for your whole family’s safety, to be vaccinated. More and more universities, sporting and cultural events, to name but a few, require people to be vaccinated to attend. This is another important Carpe Diem moment . For your convenience, you are welcome to make bookings online at the Midstream Mediclinic (https://vaccinationbookings.mediclinic.co.za/clinic/midstream-hill/mediclinic-midstream-vaccination-site/) or Dis-Chem stores (https://www.dischem.co.za/covid-19-vaccination). Should you prefer a walk-in option, you can visit the Virgin Active Bylsbridge or the Gallagher Estate sites. Although we are awaiting our honourable minister’s circular on new directives regarding Covid-19 restrictions, I would like to invite parents to join me for Coffee with Carel in the Midstream Hub on Thursday, 4 November at 07:30. During this informal meeting, we have the opportunity to chat about matters pertaining to the school. Please notify Debbi at [email protected] if you would like to attend. I hope to see many of you there. Last, but not least, remember our night school next Thursday. Circular 16/2021 21 October 2021
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour and catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover. Mark Twain
The class of 2021 had their final gong function last Friday, which symbolised their coming of age and the end of their Midstream College journey. They also had a memorable matric farewell at school on the last Saturday of the spring holidays. I would like to wish them all of the best for their final exams that have already started on Tuesday. I am confident that they will ace these exams. Carpe diem, explore, dream and discover the big world out there in the years to come. Hamba Kahle … Mooi loop, class of 2021! We had the official opening of our new indoor swimming pool, as well as the Midstream Hub last Thursday and I would like to thank our directors for these state-of-the-art additions to our already wonderful facilities. Our swimmers are already reaping the fruits of practising in the warmer water indoors.
To be, or not to be, that is the question. Hamlet, Shakespeare
Fortunately, the question around vaccination is much easier to answer — vaccinate! All our learners are now eligible for the Covid-19 vaccination and I would like to urge parents to encourage your children, for your whole family’s safety, to be vaccinated. More and more universities, sporting and cultural events, to name
but a few, require people to be vaccinated to attend. This is another important Carpe Diem moment 😊. For your convenience, you are welcome to make bookings online at the Midstream Mediclinic (https://vaccinationbookings.mediclinic.co.za/clinic/midstream-hill/mediclinic-midstream-vaccination-site/) or Dis-Chem stores (https://www.dischem.co.za/covid-19-vaccination). Should you prefer a walk-in option, you can visit the Virgin Active Bylsbridge or the Gallagher Estate sites. Although we are awaiting our honourable minister’s circular on new directives regarding Covid-19 restrictions, I would like to invite parents to join me for Coffee with Carel in the Midstream Hub on Thursday, 4 November at 07:30. During this informal meeting, we have the opportunity to chat about matters pertaining to the school. Please notify Debbi at [email protected] if you would like to attend. I hope to see many of you there. Last, but not least, remember our night school next Thursday.
This prize-giving takes place on Wednesday, 3 November at 19:00. Learners who qualify for this prize-giving will receive their invitations soon. At this occasion, we would also like to acknowledge learners who have achieved in recognised competitions in non-school sport and culture. Kindly forward proof of these achievements to either Dr Steyn de Bod (culture) or Mr Hans van Vreden (sport).
Academics NOVEMBER EXAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS: GRADE 8-11
The timetable has been finalised and posted on both the school’s website and the learners’ tablets. Kindly take note of the following arrangements:
• Learners are to be at the exam venue 30 minutes before the session starts.
• Normal school rules (which includes appearance) apply during the exam.
• Learners will only be excused from a paper due to serious illness, in which case a medical certificate must be handed to the head of academics as soon as possible.
• Learners may not be in possession of any notes, a cell phone or a smart watch.
• If you would like your child to study under our supervision at school, you are requested to inform Ms Gina Jansen van Vuuren by e-mail ([email protected]) by Thursday, 4 November.
• Please take note that learners have two opportunities of checking their marked papers, i.e. 22 and 29 November. (See exam timetable for details.)
• Where learners are not able to write at school due to Covid-19, or have co-morbidities or are in a home where a family member has serious co-morbidities, the following IEB regulation applies: The learner must provide Mr Swart with a report from a medical doctor, identifying the co-morbidity or the person who has the co-morbidity and the risk posed by the learner. (The detailed regulations will be discussed with the learners’ parents concerned.)
Good luck with the exams!
COLLEGE BOOKSHOP
Orders can now be placed at the College Bookshop (www.mcboekwinkel.co.za). Only online orders are accepted and will be processed once the account has been settled in full. Please take note that some prescribed text books have a waiting period of up to 12 weeks. It is therefore imperative that orders are placed as soon as possible. More information is available on the website at www.mcboekwinkel.co.za. Operating hours: Telephone & WhatsApp: 064 883 7042 07:00-09:00 & 16:00-18:00 E-mail: [email protected] 07:00-18:00.
SALA CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION
The English Department entered a creative writing competition organised by the South African Literary Association (SALA). Our learners did exceptionally well. The results were as follows:
The Independent Examinations Board has announced its examination fee of R7 659-00 per candidate for next year’s National Senior Certificate Examination. Additional subjects will be charged at R1 326-00 per subject and Advanced Programme Mathematics (APM) at R1 100-00. Current grade 11 parents are requested to budget for this, as your account will be debited accordingly next year.
2022 CRITERIA FOR ACADEMIC AWARDS
Kindly note the amended criteria for academic awards from 2022. (Changes are shaded.)
The “Stage” and “Street” dance groups participated in the national round of the PACISA competition during the recent holidays. They performed exceptionally well, and achieved three gold and one bronze award. They also performed at the very competitive Artisticulta dance festival, which takes place across the country. Their results were as follows:
These groups will compete in the South African Dance School Championships on 30 October. We wish them all of the best for their final performance.
(p)ARTICIPATE
Well done to all the learners who participated in the various categories during the last two weeks. Both the category and overall winners will be announced soon.
NON-SCHOOL CULTURE A-ARTS FESTIVAL Congratulations to Hanna de Kock (grade 9) who was the senior vocal category winner at the provincial A-Arts Festival hosted by Artisticulta. She also placed second overall at the festival. Well done! UP YOUTH CHOIR Congratulations to Zara Jeawon who was accepted into the 2022 University of Pretoria Youth Choir.
Sport The sporting year is rapidly ending with the last few softball fixtures and the various inter-house competitions taking place next week.
EQUESTRIAN
The national competition was held at Kyalami Equestrian Park during the recent holidays. Congratulations to the following riders on their achievements:
Rider Discipl ine Level Place Abigail Howarth Equitation 3 1st
Brynne van Zyl Eventing 5 2nd
Louis Verhoef Dressage 3 2nd
Shonah Stanley Prix Caprilly 3 Participation
ATHLETICS
TUKS TOP 10 This meeting was held at the LC de Villiers Stadium on 23 September. Midstream’s athletes fared as follows:
Athlete Age Group Achievement ABSA Point above 800 2000 m Steeplechase Hanru Koch Boys 16 06:50,42 802
3000 m Zabine von Westernhagen Girls 15 11:23,30 824
Juan Breytenbach Boys 15 09:31,28 840
400 m Christelle Struwig Girls 14 1:00,13 844
90 m Hurdles Cristi van der Walt Girls 14 15,24 805
100 m Hurdles Annika van der Walt Girls 17 15,22 813
TWIZZA SUPER SCHOOLS’ SERIES The Twizza Super Schools’ series for the northern region was held at the Ruimsig Stadium on 29 September. Noteworthy achievements were as follows:
Athlete Age Group Achievement ABSA Point above 800 High Jump
Renate Maré Girls 14 1,50 m 903
Peter du Venage Boys 16 1,80 m 849
100 m
Diba Mbatsha Boys 17 11,00 905
200 m
Hilton Thomas Boys 16 22,79 963
400 m
Hilton Thomas Boys 16 50,01 944
This meeting was curtailed by rain, which means not all the athletes were able to compete. NWU TOP 30 68 athletes participated in this meeting last weekend. Noteworthy achievements were:
Athlete Age Group Achievement ABSA Point above 800 Discus
In total, 45 boys’ teams and 44 girls’ teams participated. Our girls came 16th and the boys 15th. Overall Midstream ended 15th in the A-section.
CRICKET
Opponent Result Comments 1st TEAM
Zwartkop 1
Midstream 143 Zwartkop 129/8 Won by 15 runs
Jarrod Williams 36 Guy Brett 30 Rhynardt Henning 2/24 in 5 overs
1st TEAM
Prestige Midstream 153 Prestige 108 Won by 45 runs
Dylan Carroll 25 Jonathan Muller 6/22 in 6.1 overs
u/14A
Oos-Moot Oos-Moot 108/8 Midstream 109/4 Won by 6 wickets
CA Froneman 51 Henré Esterhuizen 3/27 in 5 overs Nicholas Grobler 3/32 in 5 overs
NON-SCHOOL SPORT CYCLING Nicky van der Merwe participated in the u/15 section of the Cape Town cycle race and won in a time of 2 hours 53 minutes. He also represented Gauteng at the national road cycling championships in Swadini during the holidays. His achievements were as follows:
• 2nd in the SA criterium championships,
• 4th in the SA time trial championships,
• 4th in the SA road race championships,
• The Gauteng team were overall winners. GYMNASTICS Thenika and Claré Nieuwoudt represented Gauteng at the national championships and both came fifth. CLUB HOCKEY Congratulations to Jade Scholtz who represented Tshwane Sables in the league.
General MIDSTREAM COLLEGE TRUST CONCERT The three Midstream schools will host a concert in the Midstream Ridge theatre on Friday, 12 November at 19:00 in lieu of the Midstream College Trust. Ivan Roux and Ruhan du Toit are the performing artists. Tickets will soon be available on www.howler.co.za. As soon as the link is available, we will send it to you. Tables seating ten are available at R180-00, R200-00 and R250-00 per seat. Platters may be ordered beforehand online when you book your tickets. These platters will be available at the show for your convenience. More info regarding the platters and prices will be made available as soon as possible. You are also welcome to bring along your own refreshments and enjoy the evening with us.
